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Buhari targets local production of drugs
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja assured pharmaceutical companies in the country of government support to enable them to…
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NFF still in talks with Enyeama, Emenike
iasia The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says it is in talks with Vincent Enyeama and Emmanuel Emenike, former goalkeeper and…
No plan to impeach Gov. Bello – Kogi PDP lawmakers
The members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State House of Assembly said they had no agenda to…
FG reiterates support for NESG to grow economy
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has reiterated the Federal Government’s desire to continue to work…
PDP reschedules national caucus, BOT, NEC meetings
ali ss The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled the meetings of its National Caucus, Board of Trustees (BOT) and…
Don says AAU still crawling after over 30 years
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Professor Fred Esumeh of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, has described the Edo State Government-owned university as…
No legal impediment against Olubadan coronation – Olubadan-in-council
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan All is set for the coronation of a new Olubadan of Ibadan land, High Chief Saliu Adetunji on…
Super Falcons star, Azeezat Oshoala visits Lagos Assembly Speaker, Obasa
Super Falcons and Liverpool Ladies super star, Azeezat on Tuesday, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Lagos…
Land Scam: EFCC arraigns two for N64m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has arraigned the duo of Essien Ekanem, a Kaduna lawyer and Murtala Shariff,…
Man jailed for smuggling cigarettes to suspect in police cell
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 20-year-old youth has been arrested and charged before Magistrate’s court sitting in Ejigbo for attempting to smuggle…
N1.4bn Subsidy Fraud: Pon Specialised Services not known to US – Witness
The trial of Helen Aninye, Chizobam Ben-Okafor and their company, Pon-Specialized Services Limited, on allegations of N1.4billion subsidy fraud resumed…
Man faces trial over $5,000 demand from expatriate over sex
Cyriacus Izuekwe There is twist in a matter between a 26-year-of Nigerian who allegedly demanded $5,000 from an expatriate who…
UBA plc appoints Uzoka as Group MD/CEO
The Board of United Bank for Africa Plc said it has appointed a new group managing director and CEO. He…
APC’s plot to rig the rerun election will fail – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that APC candidates for the forthcoming legislative rerun elections were…
N2.3bn scam: Court admits more exhibits against Akpobolokemi, others
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, admitted more exhibits against a former Director- General of the Nigerian…
Ese Oruru: Dickson pledges rehabilitation, urges parents to be vigilant
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has expressed regret over the abduction of 14 year-old, Ese Oruru, in Yenagoa…
N2.3bn Scam: How Akpobolokemi shared NIMASA’s money – Witness
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, admitted more exhibits against a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime…
Over 200,000 UTME results released – JAMB
Thousands of candidates are still on queue to write the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, but some already know their…
Mind-blowing facts about the month of March
It’s March—Happy New Year, ancient Romans! Welcome to the third month of the year—or, if you were born before 150…
Police, DSS did a shoddy job on Oruru – Kano Govt
Kano State Government has noted with concern the news of the alleged abduction, forced marriage and conversion to Islam of…
Globacom bags social media award
Nigeria’s indigenous telecommunication outfit, Globacom has bagged the City People Social Media award for engaging it subscribers actively on multiple…
N2bn Fraud: Twist as Judge returns Oronsaye’s case file
oronsaye The N2bn fraud case involving a former Head of Service, HoS, to the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, would have to…
Asaba records first rainfall
Asaba and its environs in Delta registered its first rainfall on Monday night NAN reports. The rain, which started at…
Edo judge washes hands off case against Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Justice Esohe Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court on Tuesday washed her hands off a case brought before…
Buhari hails Adeboye at 74
President Muhammadu Buhari has warmly congratulated the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye,…
Tongeji Island won’t go the way of Bakassi — Amosun vows
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has assured that his administration is determined to ensure government presence on…
Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan govts must account for all recovered loot – Court
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgment has held that successive governments since the return of…
Trump orders Secret Service to remove black students from rally
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump ordered Secret Service agents to remove a number of black students from his Georgia rally…
Court orders EFCC to release Jonathan’s ex-ADC on bail
Justice Yusuf Halilu of Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Abuja on Tuesday directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
CCT shifts Saraki’s trial to 11 March
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT has shifted the date for the commencement of the trial of Senate President, Bukola…